Examine JNU Dhabas and Canteens’ Overpricing Issue: Students’ Body

The convenor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus Development Committee, Faizan Haider, has written to the university administration requesting that the problem of overpricing at various campus canteens and dhabas be addressed. According to the convenor, a number of dhabas and canteens on the property charge prices that are too exorbitant when compared to the students’ means of subsistence.

The student body has made it clear that the various campus restaurants’ present pricing policies must be reviewed in order to determine which ones are charging students unjustly. “A Campus Development Committee meeting must be convened at the earliest opportunity to effectively tackle the issue and ensure fair and transparent pricing practices across all campus eateries,” the letter dated April 18 urged.

It also called for the establishment of rules and minimum prices for food products offered on campus. A plan of action to address the problem of overpricing at JNU canteens and dhabas was demanded by the student body.